Presentation of the album "the conflict Zone" with the best works of the photographer MIA "Russia today" Andrew Stenina, who died in the performance of editorial tasks in the last month of summer 2014 in the South-East of Ukraine, will take place on 6 August in the capital of Russia.

Andrei Stenin went missing in the performance of editorial tasks at the beginning of August 2014 in the vicinity of the town of Snizhne in the Donetsk region, where the Ukrainian Military conducted a special operation against militias. General Director of MIA "Russia today" Dmitry Kiselev on September 3 announced the capture of data of the RF IC, indicating that the journalist died as a result of the shelling of the convoy of Ukrainian soldiers on August 6. For courage and heroism in the performance of professional duty, Stenin was awarded the Order of Courage of the Russian Federation posthumously.

on the anniversary of the death of the journalist will be released photo album Stenina "conflict Zone" in which colleagues and friends gathered his best work from the hot spots. The album will be shown in the process a press conference in MIA " Russia today ", which will be attended by media leaders and colleagues of the deceased.

"The man is alive as long as long as you remember them. Album of photographs of Andrew, which was released by MIA "Russia today", a tribute to him and confirm that we have not forgotten and will not forget about him. This journal expresses our respect and love for Andrew as a colleague, friend and a great professional, "said album Director of the joint Directorate of photo information MIA "Russia today" Alexander Stoll.

Skill Stenina, specializing in the filming of military conflict, appreciated: two times his work has won the competition " Silver camera ". Photo of Andrei Stenin, filmed in the conflict area in Eastern Ukraine in 2014, became the laureate of the international competition Picture of the Year international (POYi).

The twenty-second of December of 2014, the birthday of Stenin, the international information AGENCY "Russia today" has established an international photojournalism competition that bears his name. International competition of photojournalism behalf of Andrei Stenin, the Agency, under the auspices of the Russian national Commission for UNESCO, aims to attract public attention to the problems of photojournalism and Express support young photographers in their quest for professional excellence.

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